Of course, there is some debate as to whether Scott is even a true power forward.

"We like to call him a swing," said Blake, referring to Scott's ability to play both forward spots. "This is the way I look at it: If he doesn't get in the NBA, he's a tweener. If he gets in the NBA, he's a swing."

Scott worked out in front of every NBA team at the recent Chicago combine and has also visited over a dozen teams for individual workouts. However, the Chesapeake native chose not to participate in the annual Portsmouth Invitational (where Norfolk State big man Kyle O'Quinn won MVP). Blake believes that might have been a mistake.

"If you're not a first-round pick and you're not projected to be, how is somebody who's not that athletic going to change the minds of the GM?" Blake said. "It's how you play and compete. But that might not have been his decision. It might have been his advisors."

Still, Blake says Scott, who reminds him a little bit of Utah Jazz forward Paul Millsap, has a lot going for him.

"Here's a guy who came off his injury to play and continue to push -- and you pull for those guys," he said. "He's going to get an opportunity -- even if he doesn't get drafted. He's going to make a summer-league team and he has the ability to make a team that way [as a free agent]."

One scout for an NBA team, who spoke to The Daily Progress on the condition of anonymity, seemed to be more high on Scott than Blake.

"I would say he's early- to mid-second round," the scout said. "He's the type of guy who some teams will like and teams will have a need for and could go a little bit earlier. But he could drop a little bit lower, too -- just because he wouldn't fit the needs of the team drafting up there.

"But it just takes one team to like you -- and I do know that there are some teams that like him, so he has a chance. I even heard that he might have a chance at the end of the first round. I think he helped himself in Chicago."

Cory Alexander was the last Virginia player to be selected in the first round when he was picked in the 1995 draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Junior Burrough was a second-rounder that season. Only first-round picks receive guaranteed contracts.

"There are some concerns with his game -- whether he's big enough or athletic enough," the scout said, "but he has an NBA-style game and he has a speciality in his shooting where he can knock down that 15-foot shot, which in the NBA -- power forwards get that shot a lot because of the offenses that they run."

On the flip side, Blake says Scott's defense could be an issue.

"If you can't defend a guy in the post or from mid-range down, you're not going to earn minutes on the floor," he said. "You can be a very versatile offensive player, but if you can't defend and have questionable athleticism...

"But he has good decision-making skills. It's not just about running and jumping and speed. It's about knowing where to be and all that stuff."